"air-Bubble" Sign-An uncommon presentation of a common disease

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 320-322

  Das, Anirban ^a   Das, Sibes Kumar ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AIR BUBBLE SIGN; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DOG; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LETTER; LUNG HYDATID CYST; MEDICAL HISTORY; PET ANIMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SPUTUM; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 80051907938     PISSN: 0974777X     EISSN: 09748245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-777X.83542     Document Type: Letter

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